UW-Milwaukee researchers develop new wrench

8:59 PM,
Nov. 3, 2013

Patrick Dix, a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee graduate student in industrial engineering, tests a new type of wrench aimed at reducing worker injuries as University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor Naira Campbell adjusts a sensor used to measure muscle activity at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Services and Research Building on 115 E. Reindl Way, in Glendale, Wis., on Oct. 23.

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Rick Barrett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has developed a new wrench aimed at preventing serious and costly injuries among gas-meter technicians.

In some cases, the injuries have required shoulder surgery and have resulted in up to $100,000 in medical bills and lost work days, according to the UWM researchers who designed the new wrench through the Consortium for Advanced Research in Gas Industries headquartered at the university.

The UWM Research Foundation has entered into a license agreement with Kenosha-based toolmaker Snap-on Inc. to commercialize and manufacture the specialty ...